REPORTS FROM THE FIELD: FIRE AND CO

1 /17 /13

Healthy Homes Detroit

Assessing risk due to fire

1) Likelihood of a fire starting

2) How fast will the fire spread?

3) Warning system and ease of exits from house (i.e. how fast can families get out of the house)

Likelihood of a fire starting

How fast will the fire spread?

Warning system and ease of exits

Carbon monoxide

1) Likelihood of a CO leakPresence of kerosene heatersAge and condition of gas-burning

appliancesAre appliances properly vented?

2) Warning system

Installation and Repairs

Installed fire extinguishers and Smoke and CO alarms in 118 homes (thanks to Children’s Hospital TRIP program for the Smoke and CO alarms)

Fire Repairs• Electrical repairs in two homes with serious electrical hazards• Plaster repair to reduce spread of fire• Replaced windows where 2nd floor bedroom windows did

not open

CO Repairs• Helped 6 families with furnaces with cracked heat

exchangers get furnace repairs or replacements (thanks to DTE/ ICF for the furnace replacements)

• Stove replacement for one family

Fire and CO Success Stories

Alerted families to CO in 4 homes through assessment and CO detectors

Prevented attic fire during visual assessment

Fire prevented through smoke detectors and fire extinguisher

Healthy Homes Detroit

Thank you for helping to make homes safer, healthier, and

more energy efficient!